LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Florida’s Kenleigh Cahalan and Oregon’s Lyndsey Grein captured the Division I Louisville Slugger/NFCA Player and Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week honors for contests played Feb. 17-23.
Cahalan hit .500 with two doubles, three home runs and 13 RBI, leading the second-ranked Gators to a 5-0 weekend in Arizona. The junior third baseman matched a career best with four RBI at RV Grand Canyon before setting a new RBI mark with six against Iowa State. Slugging 1.286, Cahalan hit a home run in three straight contests, including her first collegiate grand slam against the host Lopes.
Grein tossed 18 shutout innings, keying No. 14 Oregon to a 5-0 showing at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. She went 4-0 with two wins in relief against then-No. 5 Tennessee and then-No. 22 Missouri. Against the Lady Vols, Grein held them hitless and struck out five over the final 3.1 innings in a 1-0 eight-inning victory. In 4.2 innings of relief versus Mizzou, Grein fanned eight and surrendered one hit. She finished the weekend allowing just five hits, striking out 24 and holding her opposition to a .088 batting average.
The awards are voted on by the NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll Committee, which features one member head coach from each of the NCAA’s 31 conferences.
Selected Top Performances
Reese Basinger, Clemson – 2-0, SV, 0.00 ERA, 2 SHO, .151 opp. BA; 2-0, 0.63 ERA, 7 K, 11 IP, no-hitter vs. Maine (6 IP, 6 K); Allison Benning, North Florida – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, .027 opp. BA, perfect game vs. Siena (5 K), .700, 7 H, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 11 IBB, 2.757 OPS; Danieca Coffey, LSU - .700, 7 H, 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 6 BB, 1.300 SLG, .813 OBP; Cassidy Curd, Duke – 3-0, 2 SV, 0.28 ERA, 23 K, 25 IP; Sam Landry, Oklahoma – 1-0, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 10 K; Madi Elish, Purdue – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 8 K, 2 BB, 0 R, .149 BA; Bri Ellis, Arkansas - .538, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 1.154 SLG, .625 OBP; Kaitlyn Felton, UCF – 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 10 K, 0 BB, 14.1 IP, 2 CG, .128 opp. BA, no-hitter vs. Quinnipiac (7 K); Ella Harrison, Rutgers – 1.58 ERA, 29 K, 3 BB, 17.2 IP; Rylee Henderson, North Dakota State - .818 (9-for-11), 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, HBP, .857 OBP, 1.091 SLG, 1.948 OPS; Robyn Harron, Arkansas – 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14 K, H, 2BB, 9 IP, .037 opp. BA; Maya Johnson, Belmont – 2-0, 23 K, BB, R, 0.47 ERA, 2 CG, 15 IP; Ainsley Lamber, FAU – 6 App, 1-0, 4 SV, 5 K; Kaylee Layfield, George Washington - .556, 10 H, 2 2B, 8 RBI, 3 R, BB, SB, HBP, .600 OBP, 1.267 OPS; Olivia Levit, Notre Dame - .600, 2B, 6 RBI, .800 SLG; Rylee McCoy, Oregon - .438, 2 2B, 4 HR, 7 RBI, 1.313 SLG, Jesiana Mora, FAU - .450, 10 R, 9 H, 5 BB, HR, 5 RBI, 2 2B; Savannah Nash, Saint Francis (Pa.) - .645, 10 H, 6 RBI, 3 2B, 3B, HR, SB; Devyn Netz, Arizona – 2-0, CG, 0.91 ERA, 14 K, 2 BB, 15.1 IP; 2 HR, 4 RBI, 667 SLG; Moriah Polar, Purdue - .500, 8 H, 2B, 4 SB, 6 R, 2 BB, .556 OBP; Taylor Shumaker, Florida - .533, 2 HR, 10 R, 9 RBI, 2 SB; Sydney Stewart, Arizona - .353, 6 H, 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, .941 SLG, 3 BB, .500 OBP; Kaitlyn Terry, UCLA – 3-0, 0.88 ERA, 24 K, BB, 16 IP, all three wins vs. top-25 opponents; Alyssa Willer, Georgia Tech - .533, 8 H, 2 3B, 7 RBI, 6 R, SB, .800 SLG.
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